Oct 16 Watch 9:27 Journalist Mohamed Fahmy on 'brutal' experience in Egyptian supermax prison By PBS News Hour Before his release in September, Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy spent more than 400 days locked up in the terrorism wing of “Scorpion” prison in Egypt. He had no way to tell time, and was sleeping on the floor of… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 3:51 U.S. sending troops to Cameroon to monitor Boko Haram By PBS News Hour A series of suicide bombings rocked Nigeria today. They come as the Obama administration announced 300 U.S. soldiers would be sent to neighboring Cameroon. For more on the situation, Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 54:22 PBS NewsHour full episode October 16, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, a series of suicide bombings rocks Nigeria. Also: Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy discusses the 400 days he spent in an Egyptian prison, how to reduce prison recidivism, Mark Shields and David Brooks dissect this week’s… Continue watching
Oct 16 How a single photo captures the loneliness of a post-war Paris housing project By Laurent Kronental For four years, I have photographed the seniors living in the large estates of the Parisian suburbs, constructed after World War II to house migrants. Continue reading
Oct 16 World news quiz: From missiles to pumpkins By Larisa Epatko This week, violence escalated in the Middle East and a long-awaited report revealed how Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine. Also, in California the world’s largest pumpkin was crowned. Take our five-minute quiz to see what you know about… Continue reading
Oct 16 North Korea to top agenda as Obama meets South Korean leader By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the leader of South Korea to the White House Friday in a show of unity between close allies looking to deter nuclear-armed North Korea while leaving the door open to negotiations. Continue reading
Oct 15 Whistleblower releases documents into U.S. military's drone program By Joshua Barajas For several years human rights groups have claimed that U.S. drone attacks have killed more civilians abroad than their intended targets. The Intercept published highly classified information Thursday that provided evidence, among other findings, that nearly 90 percent of people… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 54:22 PBS NewsHour full episode October 15, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces he will leave additional troops in Afghanistan until 2017. Also: A fresh lead emerges in the Lockerbie bombing case, a pilot program to help stop recidivism in U.S. prisons, why you might not… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:52 New suspects identified in Lockerbie bombing case By PBS News Hour Scottish prosecutors say they have identified two suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, and are asking the Libyan government to allow them to be interviewed. That comes just two days after the final episode of Frontline's “My Brother’s Bomber,” which… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 4:11 What influenced Obama's decision to keep troops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour The longest-running war in American history will go on even longer than expected. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to the Washington Post’s Greg Jaffe about what prompted President Obama to change course and decide to leave troops in Afghanistan. Continue watching